Brickendon Estate

Brickendon Estate is a working farm and UNESCO World Heritage listed convict-era property at 236 Wellington Street just south of Longford in Tasmania's Northern Midlands, with a scatter of self-contained heritage cottages among the farm buildings and gardens. Three of those cottages take dogs, which makes it a genuinely rare thing: a World Heritage farm stay where your dog can come along.

Dogs at Brickendon Estate

Dogs are welcome in the Pumpkin, Pea in a Pod and Sweetcorn cottages, at a fee of $15 per pet per stay, and the estate is warm about it in tone. The rest of the property runs the other way: the remaining heritage cottages are kept pet-free for guests who want a quieter stay. Tell them you are bringing a dog when you book so you land in one of the three eligible cottages rather than getting turned around at check-in. Because sheep, chickens and other livestock move around the historic grounds, dogs stay on a lead at all times on the property, are cleaned up after, and should not disturb the working farm or other guests. Bring your own bowls and bedding.

Max: only three cottages take dogs out of the full heritage collection, so book early if you want one, especially in wedding season when the estate gets busy.

The cottages and the estate

Pea in a Pod is a studio cottage that sleeps two adults about 80 metres from the main cluster of convict-built farm buildings. The cottages are rustic and self-contained rather than serviced rooms. The wider estate offers heritage gardens, historic outbuildings and open paddocks, which suits a calm dog happy pottering on a lead rather than a young dog that needs to run. It is a working farm first, so expect genuine farm atmosphere rather than resort polish.

Out with the dog

In Longford itself, Coronation Park Fenced Dog Park is the off-lead run your dog will not get on the estate. If the dog-friendly cottages are taken, Hagley RV Farm Stay is the rural alternative nearby, and Discovery Parks - Hadspen toward Launceston takes dogs on sites and in select cabins. More options are in the Tasmania pet friendly stays guide and the Longford destination page.